When comparing MineCraft vs TowerFall Ascension, the Slant community recommends TowerFall Ascension for most people. In the question“What are the best split-screen local multiplayer games for PS4?”TowerFall Ascension is ranked 7th while MineCraft is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose TowerFall Ascension is:

Players are limited to three arrows at the beginning of each match. Once they are fired, the arrows can be collected by whoever is nearest. Therefore players need to think strategically in order to ensure their arrows don’t fall into the wrong hands.

Pros

Pro

Great creativity tool

It allows you to draw up ideas for buildings and structures before letting you create them.

Pro

Amazing extended community

The community surrounding this game is huge due to its popularity. There are lots of servers and projects revolving around it that allow for so many different choices in how one wants to play and who they want to play with. From crafting guides/videos, themed servers and YouTube play sessions, there is enough out there to help one find what they are looking for.

Pro

Easy to set up multiplayer

Both the dedicated server and "Open to LAN" options allow fairly easy setup for multiplayer.

Pro

Enthralling, unpredictable gameplay

Exploring and fighting expands on what is a randomly generated world, never knowing what's going to happen next or what the player will find. There are no set goals and no end to reach: it is all a sandbox experience that the player formulates as they go along, making it all the more thrilling.

Pro

Defined by originality

There are not many games that have become so iconic due to their original characteristics.

Pro

Multitude of mini-games makes for flexibility

Due to its vast community, Minecraft has a wide variety of mini-games available for download, which can tailor to different sizes of groups.

Pro

Well balanced risk-reward gameplay by way of limited ammo

Players are limited to three arrows at the beginning of each match. Once they are fired, the arrows can be collected by whoever is nearest. Therefore players need to think strategically in order to ensure their arrows don’t fall into the wrong hands.

Pro

Any skill level can figure out the gameplay, while still keeping it challenging for everyone

Anyone can pick up the game and reach a level of basic competence in a matter of minutes. To become a great player, however, there is a lot of technique and strategy to learn. The gameplay remains pretty basic and easy to grasp, but there is a level of skill that can only be learned through repeated practice.

Pro

Refined power-ups and arenas creates a situation where the gameplay has no fat

TowerFall Ascension features more power-ups and arenas than the previous title in the series. The game has been refined and expanded, making for a better gaming experience.

Pro

Friendly fire during local co-op means communication is key but also leads to humorous banter

While not the core play style of the game, there is a 2-player local co-op quest mode that pits you and a friend against hordes of bad guys. Friendly fire will harm your teammate, so without communication this mode is difficult, which is what makes this such a fun mode for local co-op players who are already in the same location, as it leads to a lot of back and forth banter.

Pro

Old-school, arcade-like design adds a level of complexity not found in many modern games

In the style of Asteroids, everything that flies of the left side of the screen appears on the right. This allows for trick shots and adds to the level of complexity that you need to plan for. You also need to remain aware of your partners’ location, as they can be damaged by an errant shot.

Cons

Con

Lack of meaningful story mode

There is no story mode in Minecraft: there is only a create mode or a survival mode. Neither, however, supply any kind of story or background as regard what is going on in the game.

Con

Still involves killing other things

In order to progress through the game and craft items, players will need to kill other things such as skeletons, zombies and monsters which may not be seen as child-friendly or can result in frightening situations.

Con

Steep and time-consuming learning curve

Learning what items are needed to craft takes quite a bit of knowledge and time. There are guides and videos online that can help with this, but not much in-game that helps the player know exactly how and what to craft.

Con

Limited to local multiplayer only

Limiting a game that thrives on multiplayer to local-only co-op really hampers the fun that can be had, especially on PCs. Not many PC gamers own four controllers or have the space and screens to host that many people.

Con

Co-op quest mode is short

The co-op quest mode takes around seven hours to complete. For those looking for a longer game with full co-op quests, this may not fit the bill. Fortunately this isn’t the only game mode.